May 25, 2010

Traffic-Magnet Digg Submissions

Is it enough to submit to Digg? Do you simply sit back and wait for traffic to come? Getting Digg traffic is a simple matter of understanding its submission system and knowing the preferences of Digg users.

Here are some useful tips to increase your Digg submission ranking:

1. Be an active Digg user. Learn the Digg culture and get ideas on how to improve your own submissions.

2. Digg loves quality content. Digg users are major haters of poorly-written or second-hand stories. Look at the stories or sites at the top pages and you will immediately see that there are no badly-designed low-quality sites that make it to the top of the Digg heap.

3. Submit useful stories. The most Dugg are often "how to" articles. These are easy-to-digest information that comes in lists, bullets, and short and concise sentences.

4. Submit based on trending topics, not on your own niche alone. The top topics at Digg may change from time to time -- fashion, technology, commerce. But you need not wait for your niche to peak in topical trend. You can submit topical stories on say, technology, even when you run a health care business. How? Find a link between your niche and that topic -- be it industry news or a new medical equipment. The key is creativity.

5. Integrate Digg with your entire marketing campaign. The "Digg this" button is an open invitation to increase Digg traffic. Inter-mix Digg with other social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. Got a newsletter campaign? A Digg link there can get you regular traffic.

Ultimately, the secret to getting to the top pages of Digg is quality and a conscientious effort to be part of the Digg community. Aside from getting the desired traffic, you'd be surprised to find out that you can build relationships and actually enjoy the Digg culture while you're at it.